The Henry Royce Institute has recently established a new research area – Imaging and Characterisation.
This has been created to provide and support access to the cutting-edge techniques applicable across the entire scope of Royce Research. It embraces the expertise needed to describe and quantify the structure and properties of a broad range of advanced materials.
In conjunction with this, Royce is delighted to announce the appointment of a team of new Research Area Leads (RALs). RALs provide strategic leadership both across Royce and within their Research Area and support its wider development nationally and internationally.
The new Leads will be instrumental in the delivery of these research objectives. The new Research Area Leads represent a number of Royce partners, disciplines and applications to encompass the needs of this cross-cutting research area.
Research Area Leads:
- Sarah Haigh is a Professor of Materials Characterisation at the University of Manchester, UK. Sarah’s research interests centre on improving our understanding of nanomaterials structure and properties using transmission electron microscope (TEM) imaging and analysis techniques with a particular interest in functional 2D materials, semiconductors and catalysts.
- Dr Katie Moore is a Senior Lecturer in Materials Characterisation at the University of Manchester. Katie’s research interests focus on the field of Nanoscale Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (NanoSIMS) analysis with a particular interest in isotopic and trace element localisation across materials science and biological applications as well light element mapping specifically focusing on hydrogen and lithium localisation
- Dr Alice Pyne, is a Senior Lecturer and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Sheffield. Alice’s research interests focus on developing high-resolution Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) imaging methods and automated image analysis methodologies to quantify the structure of bio(molecules) at the nanoscale.
- Dr Colin Johnston is Director of commercial and industrial services for the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford and manager of Oxford Materials Characterisation Service. Colin is active in research and development of novel materials solutions for high temperature and high reliability electronics packaging and energy storage materials.
